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Alexander Robinson Pennington

30 Dec 1842 – 16 Apr 1928

Birth	30 Dec 1842
Death	16 Apr 1928
Cemetery	Benton Cemetery Benton , Columbia County , Pennsylvania , USA
Added by	Carol Barber on 30 Sep 2025
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Bio

Husband of Phoebe Pvt. Co. H 198th Reg. Civil War ALEXANDER R. PENNINGTON, merchant and lumberman, Fairmount township, P. O. Fairmount Springs, was born in that township December 30, 1842, a son of Jonathan C. and Phoebe (Tubbs) Pennington, natives of Chester and Luzerne counties, respectively, and of English origin. Jonathan C. Pennington came to Fairmount township in 1827, where he still resides at the age of eighty-eight years. He is a son of Jesse and Rebecca (Culley) Pennington. Our subject, who is the seventh in a family of eight children, four of whom are living, was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. When twenty-one years of age he enlisted in the U. S. army, Company H, One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Capt. B.F. Gardner. He was with his regiment through the remainder of the war, and was discharged June 12, 1865. He returned to his native township, bought a farm and conducted same till 1869. He then traveled in the western States for one year, when he bought a half interest in his present store, with Charles Good. After one year he sold his interest back to Mr. Good, and was employed in Wilkes Barre for one year, when he and W. H. Moore purchased the store from Mr. Good, and conducted same until 1891, in which year Mr. Moore retired from the business. In 1891 our subject bought a large timber tract, and has since devoted a part of his time to lumbering. He was appointed postmaster in 1875, and has held the office ever since. He married, July 21, 1872, Miss Phoebe, daughter of George and Rebecca Moore, by whom he has one child, Murad D., b orn June 30, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Pennington are members of the M.E. Church. He is a member of the F.& A.M., I.O.O.F., and G.A.R. Politically he is a Republican and has been treasurer of his township three years, also school director three years. History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania; H. C. Bradsby, Editor S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893

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Family

Parents

• Jonathan Colley Pennington 1804–1897
• Phebe Hopkins Tubbs Pennington 1804–1882

Spouse

• Phoebe Moore Pennington 1850–1926 FaG

Siblings

• Nathan Tubbs Pennington 1827–1865
• Jesse Robinson Pennington 1829–1875
• Sarah "Sallie" Pennington Laubach Boston 1832–1901
• James N Pennington 1834–1910
• John Crevling Pennington 1840–1927

Children

• Murad Doyle Pennington 1873–1959 FaG
• Agnes M Britton Pennington 1892–1910 FaG

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